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Carpark Records has released a new compilation to celebrate the label’s 21st anniversary. No Cover: Carpark’s 21st Anniversary Covers Comp features Carpark musicians covering songs by other artists on the label. The compilation includes Sad 13 covering Cloud Nothings, Dan Deacon covering Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Cloud Nothings covering Speedy Ortiz, and more. Listen below.
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Taraji P. Henson Talks Hosting AMAs, Turning 50 & More Music lovers, rejoice: The 2020 American Music Awards are finally here! The red carpet is already underway as stars like Jennifer Lopez, Nelly and cute couple Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly make their arrivals. Actress, writer, producer extraordinaire Taraji P. Henson is hosting the awards show live from the
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Guitar Center has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as The New York Times reports. The company filed on Saturday night (November 21) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia, according to the Times. Guitar Center will continue to pay employees amid bankruptcy. Read the full report here. The looming possibility
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Donald Trump-appointed judges reverved a vital ban on therapists offering conversion therapy – a denounced and debunked pseudosicenfitic practise – Friday (November 20), branding the ban “unconstititional”. Also called reparative therapy, medical organisations across the world have widely rejected the treatment as traumatising and psychologically scarring, especially to minors. In fact, the American Academy of
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Jessica Butcher, freshly appointed EHRC commissioner. (Screen capture via YouTube) The British government appointed last week an official with a troubling track record of attacking fundamental human rights to its independent official watchdog group that monitors and seeks to “protect” LGBT+ rights, among others. According to The Obsever, Jessica Butcher, a digital investor, was installed
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HBO Max has announced a new documentary series about Nicki Minaj. According to a press release, the six-part show “will explore Nicki’s brilliantly creative mind and tell the story of her personal and professional journey.” The series is directed by Michael John Warren, who said in a statement: I love that this series not only
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Chrissy Teigen needed some quality time with her mom. On Nov. 21, the Cravings author posted a photo of her and mother Vilailuck “Pepper Thai” Teigen cuddling on the couch to Instagram. Luna, her 4-year-old daughter with husband John Legend was also featured in the picture.  “one day I will tell you the recent story of the hardest 4 days
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Radiohead have released a statement about Domenic Cugliari, the engineer who was responsible for the design of the stage that collapsed at Toronto’s Downsview Park in June 2012, killing drum technician Scott Johnson. According to the band, the Discipline Committee of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) held a hearing with Cugliari, where
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Dwyane Wade shared how much it meant to him that boxer Mike Tyson took the time to stand up for Dwyane’s 13-year-old daughter Zaya, who came out as transgender in 2019. In February, rapper Boosie Badazz made transphobic remarks about Zaya on Instagram. He later doubled down on his comments in an interview with Baller Alert’s Sesh w/ Shirley, where
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Connor Scothern. (West Midlands Police) A British teenager jailed for belonging to a far-right, neo-Nazi terrorist group that plotted to wage a “holy war” against Black people, Jews and the LGBT+ community and Jewish people had his sentence halved Friday (November 20). Connor Scothern, a 19-year-old from Nottingham, was convicted alongside three others – including
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Rachel Maddow. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images) Rachel Maddow delivered a sobering and heartfelt plea to the American public Thursday (November 19) as she revealed that her partner of 21 years almost died of COVID-19. As the coronavirus continues to rip through the US, throttling normality, the MSNBC newscaster revealed that Susan Mikula became so sickened by
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Cueca is the national dance of the country of Chile. Having roots that draw from both the Native American and African cultures, this traditional dances, using scarves or handkerchiefs, symbolizes the courtship between a chicken and a rooster. I bring this up only to bring to your attention the symbolism and traditions of a proud
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